19 Works in Key of the Cauldron | The Once and Forever Emperor
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'Cause Us Traitors Never Quit by TheHeavenlyChild
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, long live evil - Fandom
01 Jun 2025
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Rae eats a magical cure-all-your-illnesses flower infront of a psycho-fantasy-book
boyfriendvillain, promptly dies in said fantasy book and does not wake up in her hospital magically cured of all her illnesses ...Wait, what?!
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Or: All worlds are his empire. The Emperor comes not only for his throne in Eyam, but for all the worlds out there. Rae's world, too. Escpecially, Rae's world, too. -
Of Snakes & Vows by JoeyPrideful
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Breenan, Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
26 May 2025
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After the Abyss ripped open, the sky turned to blood and the undead began to ravage the city, Marius and the infamous Golden Cobra escaped, Marius swearing himself to the Cobra for the rest of his days.
He didn't have time to thinks about what that had meant at the time, simply relaying the words the Cobra had said to him years ago "I'm your number one fan"
And, assuming Marius had the meaning and context correct, he was. He was Eric's number one fan. He wanted to be Erics number one, but maybe it was more than friendship he longed for, but he had taken vows.
Well... Marius guessed he already broke them for Eric, maybe he could do so again?
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Long Live Evil was hinting at this ship soooooo hard! Like bro! And there is not enough written about this! so I've written something with unknown chapter length or how many chapters because I'm not stable and need an outlet because damn their soooooooooooooo fricking awesome!
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An Ancient Oath, A Dying Dame by WhyNyat
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
02 May 2025
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What happens when terminally-ill Rae is presented with an ancient book that whispers of salvation in damnation?
(Aka A RaeKey AU inspired by tumblr @writing-prompt-s about an ancient oath to a god of war and blood resulting in marriage.)
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The Only Exception by jasmine_tea_biscuits
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
12 Apr 2025
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What ever they had was fiction. No matter how many moments seemed to be exceptions to the rule, her relationship with Key would only exist as a footnote in the Emperor's story once she was gone.
Or the five times Rae told herself that her feelings for Key didn't matter, and the one time she realized that they did.
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The First Duke looked every bit as much of an asshole as Key had always imagined. (missing scene)
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teach me how to please you by camellialice
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
03 Feb 2025
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Rae and Key return to what they started at the Night Market.
Later, so do Rae and the Emperor.
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What if Rae and Key weren't interrupted by a drunk guy grabbing her ass?
Key's POV.
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Bittersweet by PanickedNova
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan, Sarah Rees Brennan - Fandom
02 Jan 2025
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Key misses Lady Rahela. He also wants to kill her.
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not the last hope, but the hope that lasts by misura for Kass
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
24 Dec 2024
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In which Marius Valerius fails to slay the evil Emperor and love wins. Also involves a fate worse than death, an elopement of guards and the establishment of Eyam's very first public library.
Because when the fate of the world is at stake, you either go big or go home - and Rae can no longer go home.
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to love ill things joined by tabacoychanel for emiwrimo
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
21 Dec 2024
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"To be clear I want you to debauch me, not to write poetry about me.”
He seized the ankle and pressed a thumb into the arch of the foot. “Thanks for the clarification, Boss.”
aka Key of the Cauldron: Employee of the Year
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'Cause Us Traitors Never Win by jasmine_tea_biscuits
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan
04 Nov 2024
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Key had returned as the Emperor, but Rae couldn't bring herself to smile. Not when he had suffered so much after her betrayal. Not when she was going to betray him again.
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Or what happens when Rae manages to use the Flower of Life and Death in front of Key.
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Revenge of the Ravine by PanickedNova
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Breenan, Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
03 Nov 2024
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Key of the Ravine
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The Villainess, The Emperor, and The Hug by 2ndMLsyndrome
Fandoms: Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
28 Oct 2024
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The distance between them was sickening. Both not far enough and all too far. He discarded his mask in an instant. When it clattered to the floor, a ghoul dipped low to gather it. The plains of his face had morphed into liquid moonlight, so aggressively pale it made his hair seem pitch black. But Rae found it difficult to focus on his furious gaze, honing on the crimson stitches lacing his neck. This wasn’t just her Emperor, her favourite character, this was a man she’d ruined trying to save him.
And perhaps, because it was the man she’d verbally fought for in her years past, in recent present with Cobra, perhaps because it was the same boy she’d wanted to protect and miserably destroyed, all that welled within her was affection. The urge to hug him so strong it overwhelmed her rationality, her regard for the precious life she’d torn the plot apart to protect.
“You lied to me,” he told her, his voice like flint igniting.
OR. Rae ruined the man she loved and had discarded him like a used tissue. She’d done everything to warrant his revenge, but when Rae saw Key, the first thing she did was hug him.
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10/24–RaeKey–Pegging by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Breenan, Time of Iron Series - Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
24 Oct 2024
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Rae pegs Key after a discussion about her lack of a sex life.
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- Part 24 of Kinktober 2024
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10/19–RaeKey–Degradation | Knife Play by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Breenan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
19 Oct 2024
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Rae tells Key the story of Twilight and they briefly discuss having sex.
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- Part 19 of Kinktober 2024
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10/15–RaeKey–Orgasm Denial by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Breenan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
15 Oct 2024
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Key muses about his Lady and gets the opportunity to eat her out.
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- Part 15 of Kinktober 2024
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I Slithered Here From Eden (Just to Sit Outside Your Door) by little_boats_on_a_lake
Fandoms: Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan, Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Brennan
03 Oct 2024
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“If we’d never met before and you saw me at the Night Market,” his lady spoke without opening her eyes, “what would you do?”
Key paused. If he had met her in the Night Market, if he had been as honorable as the other guards who might have been assigned to his lady, he might have charmed her with a well-placed smile. Even a dance.
But he wasn’t some other guard.
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The Night Market scene, but from Key's perspective
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When a Pit of Vipers Play Uno by DuaghterofStories
Fandoms: Time of Iron - Sarah Rees Brennan, Long Live Evil - Sarah Rees Brennan
01 Sep 2024
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Cobra comes to the most recent meeting with a deck of very special cards.
Rae is excited.I mean, it could be canon compliant. We have no evidence that they didn't play Uno.
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